>Deb wrote:
> so true, and there are many ways to convey that you do care about your pt,
> among those ways is, a hug, one way of mothering the mother. we have a
group
> of terrific female ob/gyns that hug every pt at the end of every ob or gyn
> visit.
>
> Deb

Do you think *all* mothers like that, Deb? I would not, personally, I do not
like relatively strangers to hug me and I do know many women around wouln'd,
either. I attended some ILCA/LLLI conferences and remenber feeling quite
upset by all those nice, but to me relatively strange women who would hug to
say hello or goodbye. I would certainly not hug my clients nor advise
collegues to do so. Still, if one is sure hugging is accepted in the culture
one works *and* the receipients like being hugged, it could be a nice way to
make mothers feel well.
Huggs at a distance, which I really do like ;-)
Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, Maaseik, Belgium

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